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Default Changing the Excel 2003 default

THANK YOU THANK YOU THAN K YOU!!!
Do YOU know how much time you have saved me!!!
Keep up the GREAT work!
T

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

Re-register Excel 2003 as your default rather than creating shortcuts.

Since 2007 has decided it wants to be the default, de-register 2007 and
re-register 2003

Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar

StartRun "C:\yourpathto2007\excel.exe" /unregserver

See the space between exe and /unregserver.

Then register 2003

StartRun "C:\yourpathto2003\excel.exe" /regserver

This process should make Excel 2003 the default for opening files.

You may not have to unregister 2007 first but I err on the side of
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Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP



On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:03:01 -0800, TB in DC
wrote:

I have both Excel 2003 and 2007 loaded on my XP platform.
Whenever I click on Excel icon it automatically goes to the Excel 2007
program.
How do I set up my computer so automatically it opens up in Excel 2003?

Thank you,